Communications Public Relations Jobs at LVCT Health, Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC), Britam, Internews Network and other companies


Deadline of this Job: 09 December 2022  
JOB DETAILS:
SBCCO/LVCT/12/2022
Job purpose

The overall responsibility of the SBCC Officer will be to develop and lead SBCC activities for the MOSAIC project and across LVCT work.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Lead the development of the MOSAIC SBCC strategy in collaboration with LVCT Health Communication and knowledge management and project team
• Coordinate the implementation of the SBCC strategy
• Work closely with LVCT Health CKM team to coordinate communications and media activities including development of appropriate SBCC messages, placement of messages on select mass media and appropriate new media platforms.
• Coordinate knowledge and lessons sharing on SBCC interventions with project teams and relevant stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently.
• Routinely oversee IEC materials development, adoption of existing messages and determination for media placement.
• In collaboration with CKM team, contribute to documenting experiences, preparing reports, presentations, briefs and articles for publication.
• Support national level development and implementation of demand generation initiatives
• Undertake capacity building activities to increase the effectiveness of LVCT Health and project staff, partners to implement demand creation programming among target populations
• Represent LVCT Health and the project in external SBCC activities where applicable Contribute to timely and appropriate reporting

Required Qualification, Skills, and Experience

• Must possess at least a Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Mass Communications, Sociology, Marketing, Health Communication etc.)
• A Master’s degree in the aforementioned field will be an added advantage
• Proven working experience and history with PEPFAR (USAID,CDC) funded initiatives including Mass Media, New media, Digital media, Interpersonal communication etc.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic communication principles and practices and solid mastery of health behavior change theory grounded in applied field applications.
• Knowledge and experience in designing and implementing evidence-based behavior change approaches that incorporate the role of products, social factors and environment in facilitating change.
• Must possess good communication skills with ability to build and maintain relationships with different stakeholders to enable the exchange of information among stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Experience in gender and gender norms highly desirable Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Adobe suite
• Should demonstrate positive attitude and behavior that aligns to program values


Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Purpose of the Job
• The holder of the position will be responsible for conducting research and facilitating execution of the Company strategy, preparing and coordinating preparation of annual business plan; pursue innovation as well as develop systems that support monitoring and evaluation of the Company’s performance.
• The position will also be responsible for coordinating corporate communications; develop and maintain relationships with strategic partners, investors and stakeholders to achieve sustainability, vibrancy and competitive advantage.
• The position requires the incumbent to have a proven track record of undertaking research, developing and implementing corporate strategy at a senior level in a dynamic and adaptive organisation.

Duties and Responsibilities
Managerial Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide strategic and administrative direction in all matters affecting the successful execution of company’s strategy and generally ensure that the Company offers services aligned to its mandate.
• Initiate, co-ordinate, participate in the conceptualization, development and execution of KMRC’s strategic plans, business plans and objectives, and facilitate the implementation and monitoring of the same.
• Undertake periodic research of products & services and advise management on emerging opportunities and potential challenges while at the same time benchmarking with international best practices.
• Lead the institutional framework and business transformation process necessary to enhance the position of KMRC in the Mortgage Refinance market.
• Drive all business development initiatives which include creating proposals for services, revenue base diversification, forecasting and monitoring & evaluation among others.
• Provide leadership and coordinate all departments to set up high-level goals and performance-oriented objectives by working together on attaining such goals and closely monitoring the operations.
• Support mobilization of resources for the KMRC in line with the Company’s mandate.
• Provide leadership in the development and execution of the company’s communication strategy and communication functions.
• Develop a robust investor relations strategy and provide leadership on its implementation.
• Manage the company’s reputation through effective, consistent and clear communication between internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee and manage stakeholder conferences, workshop, briefs and all external communication.
• Establish and maintain an effective system of communications throughout KMRC to ensure that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountabilities of the entire workforce are clearly defined and understood.
• Oversee development and implementation of corporate social responsibility initiatives and ensure that KMRC’s image is well projected and protected, and

Operational Roles and Responsibilities
• Conduct research and strategic reviews of KMRC’s performance on a quarterly basis to determine whether the institution is meeting its short and long-term objectives and develop measures that guarantee sustainable competitive advantage and market share
• Enforce compliance with strategic planning reporting requirements by linking the plans to independent performance management and departmental processes.
• Provide leadership in business growth and customer service in line with the corporate business plan, and business development strategy for KMRC.
• Undertake research on the mortgage market including volumes, participants, loan terms and yields, default and loss experience and the wider housing market, including volumes, values, characteristics, legal practices and issues.
• Generate reports required for business planning and decision making.
• Coordinate market research programmes, surveys on new products and services and other surveys.
• Formulate business development, diversification and marketing strategies
• Coordinate the analysis of financial trends, competitor behaviour, shareholder issues, and anything else that could impact the business and present the findings to management.
• Ensure KMRC is appropriately and strategically positioned with Primary Mortgage Lenders, analysts, investors, and all stakeholders.
• Promote the interests and expansion of the company’s business terms by ensuring growth strategies and targets are met.
• Provide strategic linkages with the corporate world, business community, government agencies and other social partners for the benefit of KMRC’s growth.
• Coordinate the preparation of the Annual Reports.
• Gather market intelligence on customer needs, products and competition to facilitate informed market strategy decision-making.
• Formulate and execute the strategic direction of the Company to ensure appropriate positioning and branding.
• Create an appropriate strategy, framework and tactics for effective delivery of a very compelling investor relations road map and marketing/communication plan.
• Provide insights on market activity and present them to the leadership team.
• Uphold and enhance positive corporate image.
• Provide marketing initiatives through creating marketing plans and executing on marketing and business development programs and other marketing outreach programs.
• Oversee the management of media and other stakeholder engagement including interviews, and preparation of informative press briefs, press releases, newsletters, publications and branding/marketing materials to be disseminated to external and internal stakeholders to enhance accurate information dissemination to the public on all matters of concern to KMRC.
• Develop and implement appropriate and strategic networks, collaboration, linkages and partnerships with the stakeholders nationally and internationally to support KMRC.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Key Result Areas:
The jobholder’s accountability areas are outlined as follows:
• Review of Strategic corporate plans through comprehensive business and business environment analysis for the Company’s growth, profitability and sustainability.
• Successful planning, budgeting, utilization and reporting on financial resources assigned to the department.
• Effective and optimal organization of assets and resources assigned to the department.
• Effective leadership, supervision and management of manpower resources assigned to the department.
• Maximisation of productivity in the department through process-oriented improvements
• Continuous process improvement of services offered by the department.
• Continuous monitoring of SLAs, Governance policies, Risk and Compliance policies implemented in the department.
• Successful implementation of the department’s strategic goals and key strategic areas.
• Effective periodic research of products & services and advising of opportunities and challenges to be dealt with.

Required Skills Knowledge and Skills Required:
The jobholder must possess:
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, project planning & management, social sciences or any other related fields.
• Master’s degree in economics, statistics, project management, social sciences or any other related fields.
• Professional qualifications in a relevant field of study, or its equivalent.
• Membership in a relevant professional body.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of related work experience in strategy, planning, research and development, of which five (5) must be in senior management.
• Ability to understand and document workflows and business processes.
• Must have demonstrated ability to handle departmental budgets, resources, processes, projects and relationships.
• Should have thorough knowledge of the relevant financial sector as well as knowledge of regulatory requirements affecting the sector.
• Must be capable of functioning effectively both as a team player and a team leader.
• Must demonstrate high level of integrity.
• Must have strategic leadership skills with ability to build strategic relationships.
• Should have high level problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Should be an effective communicator with the ability to handle high level communication.
• Should be result oriented with ability to deliver desired outcome.
• Should demonstrate ability to identify and respond to risk areas within the department.
• Should have effective people management and conflict resolution skills.


Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:

Job Purpose:
Responsible for contributing to building the Britam’s corporate image through effective public relations among external constituents and strengthening relationships with media.

Key responsibilities:
• Maintain relationships and partnerships with journalists, media outlets and respond to media enquiries.
• Draft press releases, keynote speeches and promotional material.
• Analyzing and monitoring media coverage.
• Participate in developing and delivering training staff on media and communications skills.
• Receive and analyze customer complaints and recommend necessary communication to win and retain stakeholders’ confidence in the company.
• Collaborate with internal term (e.g. marketing) to ensure that promotional material and publications adhere to the brand guidelines.
• Assist to produce communication products to enhance internal communications by meeting the information needs of staff and increasing their understanding of the vision and mandate of the department.
• Keep the staff well informed on public policy issues, debates and trends and providing proactive advice on the impact and relevance of issues to the department /company.
• Organize and manage corporate events.
• Writing publications including newsletters, annual reports and speeches.
• Deliver on performance requirements as defined in the departments’ strategy map, balanced scorecard and Personal Scorecard.

Key Performance Measures:
• As described in your Personal Score Card.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communication, Journalism or a related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Experience managing media relations.
• Strong communication ability (Both oral and written).
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Experience in the marketing and corporate affairs industry will be an added advantage.

Technical/ Functional competencies:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent networking, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Exposure/experience in a busy media house or PR agency.
• Communications Skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Knowledge in Diversity management.
• Ability to drive change.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Report writing-ability to develop reports.
• Strategic Planning.
• Decision making –ability to make strategic decisions in a timely and effective manner.
• High moral and ethical standing.
• Highly motivated.


Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:

DAY-TO-DAY TASKS will include:
• Work with other HQ staff and field teams to edit quarterly and annual narrative project reports, as well as annual work plans.
• Assist the Africa team with proposal development (research, writing, proofreading).
• Provide project field staff with support such as research and correspondence.
• Write project success stories and other stories as assigned, to be posted on the Internews website.
• Compile monthly e-newsletter on Africa programs.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date briefing and communications materials for Africa programs.
• Coordinate and edit impact stories/success stories to be posted on the Internews global website.
• Assist Regional Program Managers with recruitments, especially for field office recruitments (Shortlisting, organizing calls, reference checks, question grids)
• Coordinate and organize Africa PMU's online platform management
• Support various monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, as needed, including data collection, reviewing quarterly data reporting, and liaising with country/project teams on specific project M&E tasks

Other duties as assigned.
• Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.

QUALIFICATIONS WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Required
• 1-3 years of professional experience in international affairs (or related field), media development experience, including experience living, working, or studying in Africa
• Competence in storytelling and writing ability.
• Native English, professional proficiency in written and spoken French preferred.
• Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Proven organization skills, with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize with a shifting workload.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Relevant university degree or equivalent lived/professional experience.
• Preferred Note: Candidates who do not have these preferred qualifications, but are interested and willing to learn, are encouraged to apply.
• Experience with proposal writing for government donors.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and other desktop publishing software a plus.
• Experience with event planning and/or arranging logistics for project implementation abroad.
• Experience with financial management and familiarity with US government rules and regulations.


Deadline of this Job: 23 January 2023
JOB DETAILS:

Main purpose of job:
• To lead the UK Government’s communications effort in Somalia, design and implement communications campaigns in support of UK Government policies and programmes, and be the main UK Government contact for Somali and international media.
• You will be the primary Communications Advisor to the British Ambassador to Somalia, and provide advice to other colleagues to promote UK interests and deliver public messaging on Somalia.
• This is an opportunity for a confident, experienced communications manager – and Somali speaker and Somali expert – to lead our exciting communications effort on Somalia, working in the wider communications team based in Nairobi.
• The role will be based at the British High Commission in Nairobi, reporting to the Head of Communications (Kenya and Somalia) as part of the wider Communications Team, but in very close collaboration with – and with frequent travel to – the British Embassy in Mogadishu.

The skills we’re looking for:
• The successful candidate will have extensive experience of successful, long-term communications campaigns, which cover the full range of traditional, digital and social media.
• The successful candidate will have extensive experience of working in the Somalia context, of the Somali media, of international organisations, and will have excellent written and oral communications skills in English and Somali.
• The successful candidate will also ideally have substantial experience with videography, photogrpahy and content editing, alongside all the main social media platforms used in Somalia.
• In addition to running communications campaigns, the successful candidate will manage the UK’s Somalia social media pages, and produce daily media and social media monitoring reforms, as well as publishing content on the UK Government’s website, GOV.UK. Some responbsibility for the Communications Team budget will also fall under this role.

The person we’re looking for:
• They will be confident, collaborative, able to work independently and set their own communications agenda, while also being a strong team player.
• They will build strong networks of both internal stakeholders – to support our communications campaigns – and external stakeholders, to influence for the UK with our Somali audiences.
• They will be an effective communicator, delivering high-quality work to deadlines.
• They will have fluency in, and excellent communication skills in, the Somali language.
• You should also expect frequent travel to Somalia, and occasional travel to the UK.

Roles and responsibilities:
• Develop and implement a comprehensive UK communications strategy for Somalia.
• Provide media advice to the UK Ambassador to Somalia, British Embassy Somalia colleagues and London office, building wider media relations and contacts, developing core scripts and media plans.
• Design and implement media campaigns that reflect all aspects of the UK effort in Somalia. Oversee and implement British Embassy events and media briefings.
• Have responsibility for the Embassy’s website and social media platforms
• Oversee and implement British Embassy events and media briefings
• Produce daily media monitoring reports on news relating to Somalia and our programmes.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience
• Extensive previous experience – at least six years – of working in a communications role; excellent understanding of/familiarity with Somali news media and political environment.
• Qualifications – Bachelor’s degree in journalism/Development Communications/Media and Public Relations.
• Excellent communicator with demonstrable experience of working in public relations and/or news media.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, experience of working in a fast-paced environment and delivering to deadline.
• Extensive experience of organising media related events and/or briefings.
• Proven IT skills, especially management of websites and social media.
• Drive and a willingness to work under time pressure.
• Excellent level of spoken and written English and Somali.
• Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
• Experience in videography and video editing;
• Excellent experience of high quality photography.

Required behaviours
• Seeing the Big Picture, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing


Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities
• Manoeuvre digital marketing campaigns through all areas of the project life cycle
• Clearly understand and implement digital marketing campaigns which fit client needs
• Provide analytical reporting of campaigns to stakeholders

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Social Media Management most especially TikTok & Instagram Reels
• Graphic design knowledge
• Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience with SEO and SEM Strong written, verbal and collaboration skills


Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities:
• Develop, and execute, the Activity’s communications strategy and branding and marking in line with the Activity’s contractual guidelines
• Work closely with the MEL Manager, COP, other Activity project staff, and implementing partners to identify strategic communication channels for key messages
• Collect information from Activity team members and grantees to draft success stories and articles, including appropriate photographs to share with USAID
• Create and manage the Activity’s social media presence on appropriate social media platforms and contribute to USAID communication platforms by working with the Mission’s communications team
• Support the organization, communication, and branding of Activity events and workshops, press conferences, and other activities for the successful implementation of CBCR activities
• Collect content for the Activity’s progress reports by attending meetings with the client and implementing partners on an ad hoc basis regarding reporting, outreach, and media-related tasks
• Strengthen and enhance the communications capacity of the Activity’s backbone local development organizations (LDOs) and grants under contract (GUC) grantees, including assisting backbone LDOs and grantees to effectively communicate with citizens and stakeholders through training and capacity development
• Maintain a database of Activity videos and photographs in Microsoft SharePoint
• Provide editing and formatting assistance for reports as well as internal and external communications in line with USAID reporting templates and guidelines
• Work closely with the MEL Manager to track grantee reports and deliverables related to the Activity’s approved MEL Plan and contractual obligations
• Undertake other special projects and tasks in support of the Activity as assigned by the MEL Manager and COP

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, Publishing, or similar area required
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in roles with increasing levels of responsibility
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Fluency in English required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe applications
• Working knowledge of USAID branding and marking guidelines and regulations preferred
• Team player with excellent organizational and communication training capacity and in time delivery
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity


Deadline of this Job: 07 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:

Royal Media Services Limited wishes to recruit a suitably qualified individual to the position of a News Presenter/Anchor. He/she will report to the News Editor

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• To sub-edit copy from reporters and correspondents.
• Writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports.
• Selecting appropriate stories and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story.
• Preparing and presenting material ‘on air’ for both pre-recorded and live pieces.
• Generating ideas for stories, features and following leads as well as pitching story ideas to editors.
• Developing and maintaining local contacts.
• Coordinating and liaising with correspondents in the field for purpose of compiling news and features.
• Make sure that news bytes are of good quality, ethically sound and precise to the right length.
• Ensure all social media platforms are updated regularly
• Advising your supervisor on new trends in online tools, applications, channels, design & strategy
• Moderating talk shows
• Write broadcasting reports and execute commercial logs
• Music research – identifies, propose and source music to be incorporated into the station sound.
• Cross-promote the Company’s online & traditional product lines
• Conceptualize and execute online campaigns for various projects

Skills and Personal attributes
• Have a good command of English, Kiswahili and Dholuo languages. (Attach Voice demo)
• Strong writing, editing and analytical skills
• Ability to moderate a talk shows
• Ability to work odd hours
• Clear understanding of media laws and ethics
• Self driven, assertive, punctual and organized.
• Must have a nose for news, broad and strategic thinker and pay attention to detail.
• Must demonstrate a professional approach and appearance including enthusiasm, drive, commitment, honesty, trust, loyalty and keep abreast with evolving trends.

Academic and professional experience
• A university degree in journalism / mass communication or another related field from a recognized university.
• At least 3 years experience as a Presenter /newsreader/reporter/subeditor in a reputable newsroom.
• Must be social media savvy, innovative and creative


Deadline of this Job: 15 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:

JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for the effective management, control and marketing of the Banks Product portfolio within the branch, in line with the Bank’s policy, to ensure growth of the balance sheet and revenue.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Strategic input and planning:
• Contributes to the completion of the branch operational plan by preparing and implementing an individual business plan that encompasses strategies for performance on branch growth objectives.
• Prepares a personal action plan that contributes to the overall branch budget.

Sales & Business Development:
• Full responsibility for all product lines and all sales and business development.
• Develop business opportunities and monitor business’s activities in line with the Bank’s long-term strategic and annual business plans and ensure that the branch remains competitive and promptly reacts to changing market conditions and customer needs.
• Develop a focused relationship management approach, which increases the branch ability to increase the flow of business and generate deposits, lending and revenues from existing and new customers in line with the enterprise strategy.
• Ensure full compliance with the Bank’s Credit Policy, Central Bank of Kenya guidelines and appropriate provisions of the Banking Act with respect to lending.
• Enhance relationship marketing and management – to establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with customers and other partners, at a profit, so that the both the customer and bank objectives are met achieved by a mutual exchange and fulfillment of the brand promise.
• Actively market and develop the banking products to existing and prospective clients to grow the wallet share.
• Continuously conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify new business opportunities.
• Manage relationships of key accounts while tapping on their share wallet through cross selling and upselling.
• Business development through recruiting new key accounts while harnessing their value chains.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the customers’ business plans, financial projections and support requirements.

Strategic Marketing
• Enhance creation by creating, communicating, delivering, and offering solutions that have value for customers, shareholders and partners.
• Build the Sidian Bank Brand to ensure that the bank is top of mind as an enterprise bank.
• Understand and provide clear direction to the branch based on market analysis of local area consumer trends and competitor offerings.
• Support product specialists and the sales teams in marketing of initiatives and other products to local businesses.

Strategic customer experience
• Key driver for not only customer satisfaction, but building a base of promoters by enhancing positive customer experience and advocacy to drive competitive advantage, leading to faster organic growth and lower cost.
• Link sales and service and embed customer service culture as the bedrock to grow the balance sheet.

Branch Operations:
• Support branch operations as assigned by the Branch Manager to manage leave and other emergency situations.

Compliance:
• Contributes to the flow of staff communications, by attending regular staff meetings – morning huddles and weekly progress meetings.
• Adherence to dress code, code of conduct and HR policies and procedures and follows laid down grievance and disciplinary procedure to ensure a conducive work environment.
• Monitor and ensure compliance of facility covenants to ensure performance and profitability.
• Provide regular call reports for all facilities to enhance our Monitoring & Evaluation.
• Monitor service delivery to bank customers to ensure high levels of efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with both internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with risk and compliance units to ensure effective controls to mitigate against operational and business risks.
• Ensure implementation and compliance with operational policies and procedures, AML/CFT Policies.
• Compliance to the Environmental Social Management (ESM) policy and procedure in day to day business.

DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY
• Customer onboarding as per policy
• Portfolio management as per policy
• Credit appraisal and debt monitoring for accounts in PAR or NPL as per policy
• KYC compliance as per policy

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• University degree or above in a relevant business discipline e.g. business administration or finance
WORK EXPERIENCE
• At least 3 years’ experience in retail banking and/or commercial banking including a minimum of 1 years sales experience.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
• Sound knowledge of Retail Banking/SME products, services and processes together with exposure in retail banking branch operations or customer service delivery.
• Profound understanding of retail market, key competitors and offerings as well as our competitive edges to win quality customers.
• Thorough understanding of CBK regulatory framework and pertinent regulations impacting corporate customers.
• Strong leadership, marketing, sales and management skills.
• Highly effective communicator with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Solid performance management and motivational skills.
• Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong managerial, planning, analytical, decision-making, lateral thinking and project management skills

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
• Diploma in Banking – AKIB/ACCA/CPA (K)